Pontus

From Latin Pontus, from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos, “Black Sea, Pontus”), from πόντος (póntos, “sea”), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀵 (po-to). Doublet of pons.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒntəs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːntəs/
• Rhymes: (UK) -ɒntəs

Pontus

1. (Greek mythology) A sea god, particularly of the Black Sea.
2. (historical) An ancient kingdom in northern Anatolia, on the south coast of the Black Sea.
3. (historical) A province of the Roman Empire covering the area of the ancient kingdom.
4. (chiefly historical) A region of Turkey covering the area of the ancient kingdom.

• puntos, put-ons, puts on, ton-ups, unpots, unstop

From Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpon.tus/, [ˈpɔn̪t̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpon.tus/, [ˈpɔn̪t̪us]

Pontus m sg (genitive Pontī); second declension

1. Pontus (kingdom and later Roman province)
2. the Black Sea
3. the general region around the Black Sea

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• (Black Sea): Pontus Euxīnus

• English: Pontus

• “Pontus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Pontus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Brought to Sweden by the French soldier Pontus De La Gardie (~1520-1585), originally Ponce, from the saint's name Pontius.

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Pontus c (genitive Pontus)

1. a male given name